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MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. — Mendocino National Forest officials are issuing fire restrictions due to increased risk of fire starts.
The combination of dry fuels, low humidity and high temperatures create conditions that elevate risk of ignition and rapid fire spread.
Fire restrictions go into effect now through the end of the 2025 fire season.
Fire restrictions prohibit the following activities:
• Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire.
• Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, or within the designated recreation sites shown in Exhibit A of the forest order.
• Operating an internal combustion engine, except on National Forest System roads or trails.
• Welding, or operating an acetylene or other torch with an open flame.
• Using an explosive.
• Possessing, discharging or using any kind of firework or other pyrotechnic device.
With a valid California Campfire Permit, visitors may use portable stoves or lanterns using gas, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel.
Additionally, visitors with a valid California Campfire Permit may enjoy a campfire or stove fire in the Designated Fire Safe Recreation Sites (see Exhibit A), as well as in federally designated Wilderness Areas (see Exhibit B).
Forest Service officials stated that more than 90% of all fires are human-caused. Visitors to national forests can help prevent wildfires with just a bit of planning and common sense.
• Campfires: Attend your campfire at all times. Ensure your fire is completely extinguished — drown with water (NOT dirt), stir with your shovel, drown again and feel for any heat using the back of your hand. Continue this process until no heat remains.
• Stoves: If using pressurized or bottled liquid fuel stoves, lanterns, or heating devices, use in barren areas with at least 3 feet of clearance from grasses and other debris that may catch fire. Prevent stoves from tipping.
• Vehicles: When traveling, ensure your chains are properly connected. The hot underside of the vehicle and dragging chains can start a fire. Stick to driving on designated roads and trails and be careful to not park your car or OHV in tall, dry vegetation, including grass.
• Spark Arrestors: Ensure that all internal or external combustion engines have a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order.
• Smoking: Extinguish all smoking materials dead out on bare soil. Pack out all cigarette butts and filters.
• Fireworks: Fireworks are prohibited on all national forests year-round, leave them and all other pyrotechnic devices at home.
Similar restrictions are also in effect on neighboring public lands. Because restrictions can vary by jurisdiction, visitors should contact the area they plan to visit for specific fire restrictions and conditions.
California campfire permits are available online at https://permit.preventwildfiresca.org/.
The fire restrictions and list of designated firesafe campgrounds are available on the Mendocino National Forest website.
Visitors can check the latest alerts, orders and recreation information at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/mendocino.
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On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom, alongside Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate pro Tempore Mike McGuire, signed the “Election Rigging Response Act” legislative package.
Newsom’s office said the package will give Californians an opportunity this November to push back against President Trump’s power grab in Texas and other Republican-led states.
In doing so, Proposition 50 — named for the 50 United States — would allow Californians an opportunity to bring some much-needed accountability to the Trump Administration.
“Californians have been uniquely targeted by the Trump Administration, and thanks to the hard work of the California legislature, they will have a choice to fight back — and bring much needed accountability to Trump’s efforts to undermine the democratic process,” said Newsom.
About the legislative package
Assembly Constitutional Amendment 8 (Rivas, McGuire): allows Californians the ability to adopt a new, temporary Congressional map, in response to the congressional redistricting in Texas, that neutralizes Trump’s power grab.
Senate Bill 280 (Cervantes, Pellerin): establishes timelines and procedures to conduct a statewide special election for Proposition 50, and provides the funding for the special election, set to take place on November 4, 2025.
Assembly Bill 604 (Aguiar-Curry, Gonzalez): establishes the temporary Congressional District Maps that would take effect if the people vote to pass ACA 8 on November 4.
This bill package implements Governor Newsom’s framework announced last week in Los Angeles at the Democracy Center, alongside leaders from across the Golden State like Planned Parenthood, labor unions, community organizations and educators, as well as key elected officials at the federal, state, and local level.
“California will not be a bystander to Trump’s power grab,” said Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas). “We are acting to defend our state from his attacks, by taking it directly to the voters. Californians believe in democracy and freedom, and we will not stand by while the House is hijacked by authoritarianism. Today, we gave every Californian the opportunity to stop Trump by saying yes to our people, to our state, and to American democracy.”
"The Election Rigging Response Act legislation allows voters the chance to stop Trump and Republican attempts to blatantly steal our election," said pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast). "This legislation is temporary, and it's all about fairness. And, today's action means we're fighting back for our democracy and our future — not with fire — but with the power of the voters and millions of folks across the Golden State."
Gov. Newsom also issued a proclamation calling the special election for Nov. 4, 2025.
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